John Lawrence Nash

1 December 1954 - 6 May 1990

...moved to Auckland, and John finished his primary schooling at Marist Sisters School, Mt Albert. In 1966 he went to St Peter’s, completing the seventh form in 1972. From…

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Neil Costelloe

22 August 1960 - 8 April 1990

...part of Porirua, Wellington. Wellington, where he came out and spent his early years as a gay man. Paris where he commuted to see his partner David. London where he...

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Andrew Carter

5 July 1954 - 20 June 1991

...characters portrayed in the movie Longtime Companion. Friends were getting sick and dying and no-one knew what it was – let alone that the agent was a communicable…

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For Those Loved and Known

...Burnett Clinic (the NZ AIDS Foundation’s (now Burnett Foundation Aotearoa) support and counselling clinic in Auckland), and Judith Ackroyd, Helen Anderson…

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Paul Noble (Puai Nopera)

...by many people, it commemorates the part of his life he chose to spend with gay men. The base colour of the Quilt represents the sea. Paul loved to spend...

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Brendan Patrick Pole

23 September 1962 - 8 August 1991

...as an Apprentice Hairdresser at the Rogers Unisex Salon in Parnell. We celebrated my 18th Birthday and I still remember when he used to come and see me there was always...

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Gary Francis Armiger and Alan Gunderson

20 January 1942 - 8 January 1990 and 11 October 1933 - 30 August 1990

This panel was created for Gary and Alan who were such good friends they had purchased a home together even though not partners and died within months of each other....

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Michael Jelicich

died 4 May 1989, aged 26

Mike, the middle of my three sons, died on May 4 1989, aged 26 years. I completed the Quilt last year. (1991) The rainbow across the top of Mike’s Quilt...

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Paul David Kettle

21 March 1944 - 24 June 1989

...so on. He was passionately fond of opera and movies. He also competed successfully at horse events from a young age and was very capable of coping with anything artistic....

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Rick

Rick was a New Zealand man, who had travelled extensively overseas, opened many restaurants and was a fabulous chef and maitre de. He never made a “deal” about…

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